Coming off the strongest season of his career, Miami Heat forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. has an opportunity to earn some hardware. The third-year Heat wing was named a finalist for the Sixth Man of the Year voting, the league announced Sunday evening. The other two nominees are Denver’s Tim Hardaway Jr. and San Antonio’s Keldon […]
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The Miami Heat entered Friday with the possibility of moving up to No. 12 in odds for the 2026 NBA Draft lottery. But that open door has now been slammed shut. As a result of the Phoenix Suns’ 111-96 win over the Golden State Warriors, the Heat officially own the 13th-best lottery odds ahead of […]
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Even though they increased their win total by six games, there weren’t many positives to take away from the Miami Heat’s 2025-26 season, which ended this week. Though one of them was how well rookie guard Kasparas Jakucionis burst on the scene. The No. 20 overall pick didn’t pick up gaudy numbers, nor did he […]
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The Miami Heat took one real swing last summer: Acquiring Norman Powell from the Los Angeles Clippers in a three-team trade. On paper, the deal was a steal for the Miami Heat. Though the two biggest questions were how he’d lift a perpetually bottom-third offense and, most importantly, how he’d jell with Tyler Herro in […]
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Since they were eliminated from the play-in this week, the Miami Heat are now officially in the lottery for the first time in over a half decade! Miami finished the regular season 43-39, a six-win improvement from last year. As a result, they are currently No. 13 in the lottery rankings, but one scenario opens […]
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Upon the release of the injury report for the Atlanta Hawks’ final regular season game against the Miami Heat, two conclusions could’ve be drawn: the Hawks wanted to face the New Yorks in the first round and allow the Toronto Raptors to move into the 5-seed — or the Hawks didn’t care who they faced […]
On multiple occasions before and during the season, Miami Heat guard Norman Powell made it known that he was willing to be with the organization long-term. Fast forward over nine months after the 6-foot-2 guard was dealt, and there are just as many questions about his future with the Heat beyond 2025-26 as there were […]
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Another Miami Heat season is officially in the books, as they lost in heartbreaking fashion to the Charlotte Hornets in the 9-10 play-in game on Tuesday. It’s time for our annual offseason column, where I ask and answer a few of my own questions! Let’s dive into it! 1.) Which Heat players are still under […]
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LaMelo Ball made the go ahead layup and Miles Bridges made the game winning block as the Charlotte Hornets beat the Miami Heat in an instant classic to stay alive in the play-in 127-126. The Summary The game started at a frenetic pace inside a buzzing Hive. LaMelo Ball scored nine of the first 12 […]
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The Miami Heat were good, just not good enough to keep their season alive. In what was a sloppy, chaotic start that turned into perhaps one of the best play-in games we’ll ever see, the Heat came up a hair shy in overtime to the Charlotte Hornets inside Spectrum Center, 127-126. LaMelo Ball gave the […]
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After committing a blunder on the previous possession, LaMelo Ball more than made up for it by converting a leaning lay-in with seconds to go, and Miles Bridges swatted away Davion Mitchell’s floater at the other end. The unbelievable game-winning sequence came after Tyler Herro executed a personal 6-0 run in the waning seconds to […]
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Game Details When: Tuesday, April 14, 7:30 PM ETWhere: Spectrum Center, Charlotte, NCWatch: Amazon Prime Video Follow: @LibertyBallers
It’s the postseason, so you know what that means: Best bets are back! The Miami Heat will play in their fourth consecutive play-in tournament, where they hope to keep their season alive against the Charlotte Hornets in a do-or-die matchup. What will be some of our best bets ahead of the contest?! Let’s dive into […]
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What: Charlotte Hornets vs Miami Heat When: 7:30pm Eastern Where: Spectrum Center; Charlotte, NC How to watch: Prime Video Outfitting: Hornets–Association (white), Heat–Icon (black) Game Lines: Hornets -5.5, Hornets money line -218, O/U 228.5 Injuries:Hornets: None Heat: Pelle Larsson-questionable (leg), Nikola Jovic-out (ankle), Dru Smith-out (foot) We’re here. After a down then up season, the […]
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It will be a clean slate for the Miami Heat ahead of a win or go home play-in duel on the road versus the Charlotte Hornets. Despite another inconsistent campaign for this Heat team, all of that gets wiped away for this moment to still get a chance at punching a ticket into the NBA […]
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It’s win-or-go-home time in the East! For the Miami Heat to have a chance of keeping their season alive, they will need to win Tuesday in the 9-10 play-in game against the Charlotte Hornets, which will tip at 7:30 p.m. EST inside Spectrum Center. What are a few keys to victory?! Let’s examine! Defend the […]
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The Miami Heat’s play-in destiny has been signed, sealed and delivered for nearly one week. Though despite knowing who their opponent would be — the Charlotte Hornets — they did know where it would be entering Sunday’s regular season finale. But as a result of the Hornets’ 110-96 win over the New York Knicks, the […]
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The Miami Heat concluded a turbulent regular season with a dominant 143-117 win over the shorthanded Atlanta Hawks Sunday inside Kaseya Center. Despite a mini third-quarter Hawks run, Miami, with a full cast of characters minus Pelle Larsson, was in cruise control the whole way. Among those missing for the Hawks included Jalen Johnson, Nickeil […]
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The Atlanta Hawks (46-35) travel to South Beach for a glorified exhibition game against the Miami Heat (42-39). They can secure the fifth seed with either a win or an Orlando Magic win over the Boston Celtics today and that would mean a series with the Cavaliers. Otherwise, they’ll be the sixth seed and face […]
Another up and down fourth consecutive play-in season is almost in the books for the Miami Heat, as they are set for their home finale versus the visiting Atlanta Hawks. Surprisingly enough, there’s still something to play for in this final game for Miami. With a Heat win and potential Charlotte Hornets loss in their […]
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There’s still one game left in the 2025-26 regular season, but the Miami Heat will either finish 9th or 10th at the conclusion of Sunday’s game versus the Atlanta Hawks. It’s also not too early to start peeling back the onion that was the Heat’s regular season … which likely made some of us cry […]
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These are the results to the Hawks Reacts survey posted earlier this week. Just yesterday, the Hawks clinched their 50th playoffs appearance in franchise history after defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers. The team will have one final regular season game Sunday against the Heat, but then they will turn their focus to either a series against the New […]
Yesterday, the Washington Wizards lost to the Miami Heat, giving them a nine game losing streak. They are 17-64 with one more game left to go. The Indiana Pacers have 19 wins, so that makes them officially … the worst team in the 2025-26 NBA season. That also means that the Wizards are winners with […]
The Wizards lost to the Miami Heat last night but got strong performances from Bilal Coulibaly and Bub Carrington. The final tally was 140-117 — the third time this season the Heat scored 140 or more against the Wizards. The shellacking was Washington’s 28th loss by 20 or more points this season. I might believe […]